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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1948
Page
2
Alexander Thompson known as Sugar Thompson, 98, appeared in city court yesterday for arraignment on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. The case was adjourned by Judge Bearer to allow the defendant to secure counsel.
A collection of local brief items reports a Hamot Hospital delegate selection to the American Hospital Association for a two year term, a bus smoking case dropped, a Butler County youth on the run after a jail escape attempt, a work accident in Jamestown, a Drake Well anniversary parade in Titusville, purse snatching by youths in Erie, car and home fires, a car crash injuring a Meadville couple, a Kane television test, and various police and community notices across Erie and surrounding towns.
WNAE listeners heard LeRay Schenck report a noon shooting of a well on the Ken ODay Carl Fogle lease near the Allegany Indian Reservation. In Meadville a 10,000-gallon Mercatoris fuel oil tank on Sycamore Place collapsed around 7:30 pm, spilling roughly 3,000 to 4,000 gallons of oil before it struck the ground. fire officials cited the loss and awaited official estimates.
The aging career of Charles Evans Hughes is recounted from Colgate to Brown and Columbia. He served as governor of New York, U S associate justice, ran against Wilson in 1916 losing narrowly, served as secretary of state, and was later named chief justice in 1930 overseeing key New Deal era decisions.
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